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MATTHEW Stewart
2nd Earl of Lennox
MATTHEW, SECOND EARL OF LENNOX (S.), was killed at Flodden 1513,
He married firstly, on 13 June 1490, Margaret Lyle, daughter of Robert Lyle, Lord Lyle.
On 9 April 1494, he married Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of King James II of Scotland.
Lennox and Elizabeth Hamilton had :
William Stewart, the master of Lennox,
Agnes Stewart, J
ohn Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox,
Margaret Stewart,
Elizabeth Stewart,
Mungo Stewart
and Catherine Stewart.
It is possible he had another daughter, Janet Stewart by his first wife. She is sometimes listed as being a daughter of the 1st earl but chronologically this is unlikely
Lennox was succeeded by his second son John JOHN, 3rd Earl of Lennox , the elder son, William, dying without issue.
Arms: on Seal, 1490.-1 and 4. Aubigny, within bordure charged with eight buckles. 2 and 3. Stewart within an engrailed bordure. Over first and second quarters a label of three points. En surtout, Lennox (Laing). Lindsay shows these Arms.-1 and 4. Blue, three gold fleurs-de-lis within a red bordure charged with eight gold buckles (points outwards). 2 and 3. Gold, a fiss chequy blue and silver within a red engrailed bordure. En surtout, Silver, a saltire between four roses red. [Plate V., fig. 65.]
On Seal, 1510.-1 and 4. Three fleurs-de-lis. 2 and 3. A fess chequy within a bordure charged with eight buckles. En surtout, A saltire between four roses (Laing).
